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Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Whole Wheat Sesame Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Use whole wheat spaghetti to make these Whole Wheat Sesame Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce.

(Updated October 2013 with better photos and step-by-step instructions.) Back in 2008 I read on Madeline's blog Everything Rachel Ray about using whole wheat spaghetti to make spicy sesame noodles, and I knew I would love this dish. Since then I've made it quite a few times, and I finally managed to take some better photos, although I decided that noodles are not all that photogenic. This type of quick dinner is one of my favorite things to make with the wonderful Garofalo Organic Whole Wheat Spaghetti that I buy at Costco, and if you think whole wheat pasta isn't that exciting, I guarantee this whole wheat spaghetti from Italy will change your mind.

Bring a big pot of water to a boil, add a generous amount of salt, and cook the noodles just until they're barely al dente. I like to break the spaghetti in half so the noodles are easier to toss.

In a bowl big enough to hold all the noodles, mix together the Tamari or soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and Sriracha.

Heat the peanut butter in the microwave for a few seconds, and then whisk it into the sauce ingrecients.

I used a mandoline to cut some thinly sliced red and green cabbage, but you could easily use a bag of coleslaw mix.

I also cut some diagonally sliced sugar snap peas, and this time I added some red pepper strips for color.

Bring a big pot of salted water to a boil, then add spaghetti and cook until barely al dente (The spaghetti should still be slightly chewy. I cooked this pasta not quite 9 minutes.) Drain spaghetti into a colander placed in the sink, then rinse with very cold water and let drain well.

While spaghetti cooks, combine Tamari or soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and hot sauce in a large plastic bowl. Heat peanut butter in microwave for 10-15 seconds, then whisk it into the other sauce ingredients in the bowl.

Thinly slice cabbage (or remove 2 cups coleslaw mix if using that) and slice snap peas, red pepper strips, and green onions. Put sesame seeds in a small frying pan on the stove, ready to be toasted when the dish is done.

When spaghetti is well drained, add noodles and veggies to the bowl where you combined sauce ingredients, and toss to combine and coat noodles with sauce. Toast sesame seeds for 1 or 2 minutes over high heat (only 1 minute for black sesame seeds) and sprinkle over noodles.

Nutritional Information?
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Mindy, I've recommended Dreamfields Pasta many times, and I mention it as an alternative in this post, after the recipe. I think Dreamfields pastas are fantastic. However, in this specific recipe I personally would prefer the whole wheat pasta because the added nuttiness from the whole flavor really works here. If you don't have whole wheat spaghetti though, I'd definitely still make this with Dreamfield's spagetti.

This is the kind of go-to recipe that every cook should have in his/her repertoire. And, while I don't make many Rachael Ray recipes, I agree with the sentiment that if she gets people into the kitchen to cook instead of going out for junk food, that's a plus.

Hi,the recipe looks great, will surely give it a shot. I was also on SBD for 2.5 years & lost 60 lbs. And I think site like yours can really make life so much easier for people on SBD. I have your site listed on my Blogroll.

Cook eat fret, thanks for the nice feedback on the blog, and do try this one, it's fantastic.

Paula, it was good cold, so I think it would be perfect for a pot luck, and inexpensive too.

Mrsl, need to edit my post because I saw it there last night and it's 8 packages, not 9 like I was thinking (but under $10 for 8 packages of imported spaghetti. My Costco also has white spaghetti for the same price.)

David, thanks. Me too, I love Asian flavor combinations like this, and this is such a versatile recipe.

Mmm, I love whole wheat spaghetti, it is so much more chewy and "there" than white. You would not believe how often I make asian noodles, they are a fave for me. I think that I might make your sesame noodles tonight. Mmmm.

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